How fast does a spacecraft orbit the Moon?
5,760 km/hAbout 3,580 mph · Jet
About 1.6 km a second in a low lunar orbit.
That's about 100 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🌙5,760 km/h
🚄the TGV record
By speed: a lunar orbit is about 10× faster than the TGV record.
Things about as fast
- How fast is 1 kilometre per second?3,600 km/h
- How fast does the Moon orbit Earth?3,683 km/h
- What is Pluto's escape velocity?4,356 km/h
- How fast is sound in water?5,328 km/h
- How fast does the Sun spin at its equator?7,189 km/h
- How fast was the X-15 rocket plane?7,274 km/h
- How fast does Phobos orbit Mars?7,700 km/h
- What is the Moon's escape velocity?8,568 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].